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We hope you had a restful and restorative break over the Christmas/New Year period. We look forward to helping you in 2021 with free, confidential, independent information and advice about your rights and the services available in your community. Our service is not-forprofit and delivered by trained volunteers. When you contact us, you can expect to:
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not be judged
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be treated with respect
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get correct information
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be listened to
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be offered options
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have your privacy respected
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get help with next steps
Our opening hours are 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. We invite you to come and see us at the Trevor Inch Memorial Library, 141 Percival Street, Rangiora, or you can phone us on 03 313 8822 or 0800 367 222, or send us an email northcanterbury@cab.org.nz or check out our website www.cab.org.nz
CEA Charitable Trust and its Curtain Bank are on the move! CEA including its Curtain Bank have moved premises. CEA is now based at 16 Leslie Hills Dr in Riccarton (open now) while the Curtain Bank is housed separately at 55 Ferry Rd in the CBD, re-opening there later in January. What hasn’t changed are the services the charitable trust is providing. Free insulation for homeowners with a CSC and those living at an eligible address is still available, as are recycled curtains and free energy advice. Winter may seem a long time off and keep warm measures may not seem so urgent. However, CEA can get long waitlists in winter. Already they are making insulation appointments for March now! Homeowners without a CSC as well as landlords can also get insulation from CEA but at a cost. Surpluses from unsubsidised insulation assist the charitable side of the trust. So anyone buying unsubsidised insulation is not just keeping their own house warm but is supporting projects that keep those less fortunate warmer. Landlords need to be aware that new insulation standards apply for new and renewed rental contracts from 1 July this year. Where previously old (lower) insulation standards were acceptable, all rentals will soon need to be upgraded to the new standard. For more information contact CEA at info@cea.co.nz or phone 0800 GETWARM or visit www.cea.co.nz
